EU ministers gave the final green light on Tuesday for Bulgaria to adopt the euro on January 1, 2026, making it the single ...

Bulgaria becomes the 21st EU member to adopt euro after the EU’s green light. EU finance ministers gave the final green light ...

European Union ministers greenlighted on Tuesday Bulgaria's bid to adopt the euro as of Jan. 1, 2026, making it the single ...

EU finance ministers definitely approved the country's accession to the eurozone on Tuesday, July 8.

Bulgaria’s lev currency is set to become history as the country prepares to join the eurozone on January 1, 2026 -- a ...

The Balkan country of 6.4 million people is to make the switch from its national currency, the lev, to the euro on Jan. 1. Here are basic facts about the currency union, also called the eurozone ...

Bulgaria is on the verge of joining the eurozone as its 21st member, but opposition is fierce. Thousands protested in Sofia ...

Since June, protesters have gathered in Sofia to call for "keeping the Bulgarian lev". ... Italy, Spain, and Greece -- when the first euro bills and coins were rolled out on January 1, 2002.

Bulgaria's switch from the lev to the euro comes nearly 19 years after the country of 6.4 million people joined the European Union. "We did it!" Bulgarian Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov said.